Monthly Archives: October 2014

Last Tuesday was the last of 3 sessions of the Free Motion Machine Sketching class I taught at the Redlands Sewing Center. I had 7 students, all of whom had taken at least one of my Free Motion Quilting classes previously. All of these women were confident quilters and it was truly a pleasure to… Continue Reading

I’ve been recording my older son Liam’s journey as he grows as a musician here on the blog, mostly for me to help remember these occasions, but also I know that at least of few readers find this interesting…not everybody raises a classical trombonist, it is an interesting road for sure! 😉 He is a… Continue Reading

Well, I’ve been busy!!! Writing a book, teaching full time at the University of Redlands, and teaching a Free Motion Machine Sketching class every Tuesday night has had me hopping! I most definitely didn’t have time to make as much new stuff to sell at my booth, and I decided that it was OK, that… Continue Reading

I got an email the other day from Vivika DeNegre, the Editorial Director of the quilting group of F&W Media the other day that my Treat Buckets pattern from last year’s Quilting Arts Gifts magazine was included in a fun e-book they’ve put together with 8 Spooky and Sweet Halloween Projects: I’m in good company here,… Continue Reading

I’ve been keeping an eye on the weather for the past couple weeks. We’ve had some super hot, over 100 days in the past couple weeks, but it looks like we’re in for some gorgeous weather this weekend! Fingers crossed, offerings made to the weather gods, etc… etc…!!! 🙂 Here’s the info on the show.… Continue Reading

Ok, lets see where the goals are: October Goals Sateen clutches for Fall Shows October 15 100% Mail out giveaway Prizes October 15 100% Work on Book February 20! 25% Art for Heaven’s Sake! October 17-19 0% Teach FMMS at Redalnds Sewing Center October 21 66% calendar email to students October 31 0% Custom Tablet cover for… Continue Reading

I finished another 5 Hand Dyed Cotton Sateen Zip Clutches for my upcoming show! Now I’ve got to switch into show prep: printing off labels, pricing, etc… Stirling was a great help with the picture taking! Continue Reading

The zip clutches I made last week have proved very popular with my local friends – I sold three and have orders for two more. I took this as a sign that these may be popular at the show this weekend. I had enough of my hand dyed cotton sateen to cut out 5 more… Continue Reading